In the beginning when I started writing on this platform things were totally different. It used to be so much fun posting, and making new friends. People used to spend hours chatting and building up solid friendships. We all wrote for fun and it was amazing to see that we actually earned money by communicating through comments and through posting content.
I can remember that I used to sit and watch the payout and it would be absolutely thrilling and exciting when I opened my blog the next day and I earned 10 cents. During that time, Steem was worth very little, and if your post caught the eye of a whale, you earned like ten dollars. Ten dollars meant plenty of Steem, and that was what we were after. We bought Steem because we believed in Steem.
For the first year on Steemit I did not cash out. I kept every single cent I made and I converted it to Steem. It was important to build a reputation, and as time went on I started using some of the money I earned. I kept all my steem but no longer converted the sbd to steem, I started buying bitcoin and with that money I was able to pay my son's university costs.
Can you even imagine, that I'm putting my son through university by using Steemit funds. Up to date I have not made one single loan, and every little cent I make here goes towards his education.
Last night I read a post from 
We all see Steemit differently and we tend to see this from our own point of view.
Somehow that one sentence changed my perspective.
I see Steemit as a blogging platform while others don't. I have to change the way I look at this platform. I need to forget the past, adapt to all the changes and to just look towards the future. Even if things are slow now, there are great ideas coming up and that would possibly cause some more changes. I am here for the long run. I'm not going anywhere.
Forget the bots, forget the fact that some people just mine steem. Forget the fact that you once earned hundreds of dollars and now hardly anything and look forward to what is yet to come!
Just start doing your part! Put in more effort to actually READ a post before voting. Remember how it was in the beginning when you started here, and start doing the same again. Start believing in Steem again, and your future will be bright!
I believe in Steem, and it has changed my life! I will be forever grateful for what I have achieved since I started writing here.
How did Steem change your life, and what is your point of view about this platform?
